Partition: Novelists' views of India and Pakistan now
Neel Mukherjee, Preti Taneja, Mohsin Hamid and Nadeem Aslam talk borders and migration with Anne McElvoy, plus Gurindher Chadha on her film about Partition, Viceroy's House.
Neel Mukherjee, Preti Taneja, Mohsin Hamid and Nadeem Aslam talk borders, migration, love and religious differences with Anne McElvoy, plus Gurindher Chadha on her film about partition Viceroy's House.
Neel Mukherjee's latest novel is called A State of Freedom
Mohsin Hamid's latest novel is Exit West
Nadeem Aslam's latest novel is The Golden Legend
Preti Taneja is a Radio 3 New Generation Thinker. Her debut novel is We That Are Young. You can find Preti discussing films inspired by partition as an audio clip on the Free Thinking website.
Viceroy's House was on general release earlier this year.
Producer: Torquil MacLeod.
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Partition on the Big Screen
Duration: 02:38
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Anne McElvoy |
| Interviewed Guest | Gurinder Chadha |
| Interviewed Guest | Neel Mukherjee |
| Interviewed Guest | Preti Taneja |
| Interviewed Guest | Mohsin Hamid |
| Interviewed Guest | Nadeem Aslam |
| Producer | Torquil MacLeod |
Broadcast
- Mon 14 Aug 201722:00BBC Radio 3
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